The Do's of Electronic Waste Recycling:
• Give the discarded Electronic Equipments only at the authorized collection centers so
that the same canbe properly recycled
• Drop the discarded Electronic Equipments only in the bins meant for the Electronic Waste
• Ask the retailerabout the Take Back schemes
• Consult the authorized service center as to whether the Electronic Equipment can be
repaired or not, before discarding the same
• Tell your neighbors and other persons about the hazards of improper disposal or handling
or improper recycling of the Electronic Waste
• If the unwanted Electronic Equipments still work or can be repaired then consider donating
them
• Don't dump the discarded Electronic Equipments in open or in any Land Fill Site as the
same will result in contaminating the Soil and the ground water
• Don't dispose of the discarded Electronic Equipments in household bins or Municipal Bins
The Don'ts of Electronic Waste Recycling:
• Don't sell or give your discarded Electronic Equipments to any Trash Dealer or Kabadiwala
• Recycling Electronic Equipments helps to save natural finite resources and also reduces
the environmentaland health risks associated with improper handling/disposing the
Electronic Waste
• To minimize our impact on the earth and to protect the environment for future generations
return your discarded Electronic Equipments here for safe recycling:
Contact for further information:
HaierAppliances (India) Pvt. Ltd.
B-1/A-14, MCIE, Mathura Road,
New Delhi-110044
or Call us at
Toll Free No. (24X7): 1800-200-9999
Toxic
Materials
Birth
Defects
Heart, Liver,
Lung & Spleen
Damage
Kidney
Damage
Skeletal
System
Damage
Barium
Lead
Lithium
Mercury
Nickel
Palladium
Rhodium
Silver
Cadmium
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Brain
Damage
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Nervous/
Reproductive
System Damage
Without safe recycling, most of these toxic components will end up in
land fill - poisioning the soil and water
Electronic equipments contain many hazardous metallic contaminants such as lead,
cadmium, and beryllium and brominated flame-retardants. The improper handling and/or
improper recycling of the Electronic Waste results in these hazardous metals/substances
getting released into our eco and biological system, thereby leading to various health
hazards. The Hazardous contents in the electronic equipment include:
• Lead Brominated Flame Retardants Chromium Mercury
• Beryllium Cadmium Barium Carbon Black Phosphor
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HAZARDS OF IMPROPER HANDLING AND/OR IMPROPER
RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE
E-Waste Toxic Components and their Damage to
Human Health
E-WASTE GUIDELINE MANUAL
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